The International Conference on Axiomatic Design 2025

Axiomatic Design in sustainability transitions: Designing for the economy, society and the environment.

The UK will host the 16th International Conference on Axiomatic Design at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff on 25 to 27 June 2025.

Call for papers

We are delighted to invite you to submit abstracts related to design theory, methods and tools, and case studies and applications of Axiomatic Design to the United Nations Sustainable Development goals (UN SDGs).

Background

Since 2000, the ICAD series has been the traditional meeting point for the worldwide Axiomatic Design Community, including the Axiomatic Design Research Foundation (ADRF) and the International Association for Axiomatic Design (IAAD). Since its first edition, ICAD conferences have been held in Cambridge and Worcester (MA-USA), Seoul and Daejeon (Korea), Lisbon (Portugal), Florence (Italy), Xi’an (China), Iasi (Romania), Reykjavik (Iceland), Sydney (Australia), Lisbon (Portugal), and Eindhoven (the Netherlands).

Axiomatic Design (AD) is a powerful design methodology developed by Professor Nam P. Suh that can be applied to the design of products, processes, and systems. AD is a Systems Design Method to systematically analyse and translate stakeholders needs into functional requirements, design parameters and process variables and support decision making while recording process information. Its structure provides a robust basis to support design innovation towards achieving the objectives set in the United Nations Agenda for sustainable development 2015-2030.

Conference topics

Design theory, methods & tools, and case studies & applications of:

Good health and wellbeing (UN SDG 3)
Quality education (UN SDG 4)
Clean water and sanitation (UN SDG 6)
Affordable and clean energy (UN SDG 7)
Decent work and economic growth (UN SDG 8)
Industry, innovation and infrastructure (UN SDG 9)
Reducing inequalities (UN SDG 10)
Sustainable cities and communities (UN SDG 11)
Responsible production and consumption (UN SDG 12)
Climate Action (UN SDG 13)

Conference timeline

Date	Information
1 July 2024	Call for abstracts opens
30 September 2024	Deadline for abstracts
1 November 2024	Note of abstract acceptance
28 February 2025	Final paper submission
15 April 2025	First round of reviews back to authors with final decision. Registration opens
15 May 2025	Camera-ready paper submission and end of early-bird registration.
30 May 2025	Note of final acceptance
25 – 27 June 2025	Conference in Cardiff

ICAD scientific committee

Board Member	Affiliation
Alessandro Giorgetti	Roma Tre University IT
Amro Farid	Masdar Institute/MIT AE
Ang Liu	UNSW AU
António Gabriel-Santos	FCT NOVA PT
A. M. Gonçalves-Coelho	FCT NOVA PT
António Mourão	FCT NOVA PT
Bojan Babic	University of Belgrade, Serbia
Camilla Pezzica	Welsh School of Architecture - UK
Christopher A. Brown	WPI USA
Clarice Bleil de Souza	Welsh School of Architecture - UK
David Cochran	Purdue University Lafayette Indiana USA
Dominik Matt	University of Bolzano IT
Erwin Rauch	University of Bolzano IT
Efrén Benavides	UPM ES
Erik Puik	Fontys University of Applied Sciences Eindhoven NL
Gabriele Arcidiacono	G. Marconi University IT
Goran Putnik	Univ. Minho PT
Hilario Oh	MIT USA
Inas Khayal	Dartmouth Institute USA
João Fradinho	FCT NOVA PT
John Thomas	Cognitive Tools Ltd. LLC USA
Joseph Timothy Foley	Reykjavik University IS
Jussi Kantola	University of Turku UTU FI
Laurențiu Slătineanu	TUIASI RO
Luc Mathieu	ENS Cachan FR
Marianna Marchesi	Welsh School of Architecture - UK
Masayuki Nakao	University of Tokyo, JP
Miguel Cavique	Naval Academy PT
Nam P. Suh	MIT USA
Oana Dodun	TUIASI RO
Paolo Citti	G. Marconi University IT
Petra Foith-Förster	Bosch D
Petru Duşa	TUIASI RO
Sami Kara	UNSW AU
Sina Peukert	Karlsruher Institut für Technologie D
Taesik Lee	KAIST KO
Vladimir Modrak	TU Kosice SK